Vindication department!

Farts are good for something. (Not just for clearing a room, or lighting up anymore.)
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Some day, diagnosing that nasty stomach bug could be as easy as passing gas.

UK scientists say a hi-tech test focused on flatus -- the pungent gas emanating from stool -- is highly effective in quickly identifying tough-to-spot viral or bacterial infections of the gut.

"There are very specific (chemical) 'fingerprints [1]' in the gas, so that you can make specific diagnoses very quickly," lead researcher Dr. Christopher Probert, of the University of Bristol, told Reuters Health.